More Waisted Tax Money 2010 Census

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Good post but your numbers are wrong. The article in your link talks about all their advertising saving us 85 million not this mailing. I'm guessing they have been taking some heat over this so they through together this letter and those numbers.

its funny how when you disagree with something, the numbers are always wrong. how about backing up your claim with some facts?

[Trample the Elderly]

Just because I'm crazy doesn't mean I'm wrong.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Just because I'm crazy doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Have you heard of the infinite monkey theorem?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by saden1

Have you heard of the infinite monkey theorem?

"In 2003, an experiment was performed with six Celebes Crested Macaques. Their literary contribution was five pages consisting largely of the letter 'S'."

Hilarious. What's even funnier is their contributions were more worthwhile than a good number of posts at ES

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

"In 2003, an experiment was performed with six Celebes Crested Macaques. Their literary contribution was five pages consisting largely of the letter 'S'."

Hilarious. What's even funnier is their contributions were more worthwhile than a good number of posts at ES

LOL...S is my call sign.

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

Have you heard of the infinite monkey theorem?

Dude this is the WP not Monster.com. Quit posting your resume online.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Dude this is the WP not Monster.com. Quit posting your resume online.

+1 for TTE. thats funny stuff

[saden1]

Originally Posted by dmek25

its funny how when you disagree with something, the numbers are always wrong. how about backing up your claim with some facts?

Or you could just read my first post and follow the link in it:

Originally Posted by saden1

It's a way to funnel some much needed cash to the post office. Or it could be that there is real benefit to sending these letters:

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by dmek25

its funny how when you disagree with something, the numbers are always wrong. how about backing up your claim with some facts?

Just click on the link Saden provided. He was saying that the 85 million was saved from the results of the mailing and the 85 million was save from all the advertising done. His post was good and I understand what his point was but he just used the numbers wrong.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Just click on the link Saden provided. He was saying that the 85 million was saved from the results of the mailing and the 85 million was save from all the advertising done. His post was good and I understand what his point was but he just used the numbers wrong.

What I was saying is for every 1% increase in form returns 85 million dollars is saved. This information is available in the links I provided. The census people claim that sending out the notification letters increase the rate of return by 6% to 12%. I tend to believe them. Furthermore, we could save a hell of a lot more than 85 million.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

What I was saying is for every 1% increase in form returns 85 million dollars is saved. This information is available in the links I provided. The census people claim that sending out the notification letters increase the rate of return by 6% to 12%. I tend to believe them. Furthermore, we could save a hell of a lot more than 85 million.

Saden you are correct and I now see how you came up with those numbers based on what the Census people say. I don't believe they get a 6 to 12% jump in return for that mailing.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Saden you are correct and I now see how you came up with those numbers based on what the Census people say. I don't believe they get a 6 to 12% jump in return for that mailing.

What do you think they get?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

What do you think they get?

Maybe 1/2 to 1% jump is what I would guess from all the mailing stats I have ever seen (I have done/do alot of pulk mailing every month so I do know a little about the number game). This is a little different then a co. trying to sell something so they might see a higher return. I looked to see how they came up with that number and it also included another two mailings to the household from what I could figure.

My reaction to the letter was pretty wide spread among other people and I do feel better knowning the full facts of why they sent the mailing. It does not change how I feel about the waste in goverment and my reaction was based on the goverments poor history of wasting money.

[GMScud]

You want to talk about wasted taxpayer dollars, how about his crap:

Bob Shallit: IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee

If the IRS showed up at my place of business and started talking down to me over $.04 or even the $200 the fees ballooned it to, I would pay them off in pennies and tell them to go eff themselves in a very loud and abrasive fashion.